Enterprise Architect- Tech & Cloud Advisory

Job Description

The successful candidate will work closely with ZS practice leadership and be responsible for evolving our practice, enriching our practice assets and collaterals, building and managing client relationships, generating new business engagements, and providing thought leadership in the Technology and Architecture Area. What You'll Do Design robust and scalable solutions consistent with ZS and industry practices; take advantage of existing assets and maintain a balance between architecture requirements and specific client needs. Drive technical architecture and design discussions with internal and client groups to brainstorm and finalize technology solutions. Collaborate with the Architecture & Engineering expertise center leadership to define the technology roadmap and work with the delivery team to put together a plan for technical implementation and stay on track. Stay current on latest technology trends and architecture patterns, and lead the effort to develop ZS POV for strategic decision-making. Engage with clients to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions. Advance ZS technology offerings by innovating and scaling tech assets, driving feasibility analysis to select technologies/platforms that provide the best solution. Define and establish a technical strategy, standards, and guidelines in the data architecture domain. Groom junior team members and maintain a culture of rapid learning and explorations to drive innovations/POCs on emerging technologies and architecture patterns. Participate and support business development activities. What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree with specialization in Computer Science, IT, or other computer-related disciplines. 8+ years of relevant experience in designing semantic architecture at an enterprise scale. Strong engineering mindset to build highly available and robust architecture frameworks, technology solutions, and reusable assets. Expertise in one or more initiatives like cloud strategy, IT transformation, and application portfolio assessment. Excellent communication and client engagement skills and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Experience in providing architecture alternatives, product evaluation and recommendations, POVs for implementation/adoption. Experience in scaling technology solutions aimed at solving complex business problems. Knowledge of all phases of solution development for large-scale solutions and experience working in agile teams with short release cycles. Strong technical team leadership, mentorship, and collaboration abilities.